The Guide

Coming of age is a term synonymous with J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield embodies that angsty sense of disillusionment that we all encounter at the ripe old age of 16 and that almost always coincides with at least a 10 percent increase in our listening to acoustic[Read More…]

Constant adrenaline and high expectations course through the air as the cast and crew of “Saturday Night Live” rush to meet deadline. There are two hours between the first dress rehearsal and the start of the aired live show, and if something needs to be fixed or changed, it happens[Read More…]

Do you know what’s great about this April? Besides the usual nice weather, overabundance of spring concerts and events and of course, Georgetown Day, the best thing about this year’s April is that there are five weekends. Five weekends! That’s one more whole weekend than we usually get, which means[Read More…]

The cherry blossoms have arrived and so has my last column. Last column, we discovered that dating culture has never had a “standard” — it is a constantly morphing process as the power dynamic between genders has shifted considerably in the past 100 years. As a result, the dating culture[Read More…]

The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Student Association was started in the summer of 2010 to enrich the growing post-baccalaureate pre-medical community on campus. Since its inception, the PBPMSA has organized a number of events and has built a strong network for incoming PBPM students. The PBPMSA has been able to sponsor speaker[Read More…]

On Thursday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m., five comedians will perform at the Arlington Drafthouse. Their show, “Funatical,” will dispel “stereotypes about ‘brown people’ of various cultures and religions,” according to a press release. Comedian Ahmed Ahmed, who has been featured on Comedy Central, Showtime and the “Tonight Show with[Read More…]

I’m not great at every kitchen preparation (I’m a terrible baker, for example), but I am a champion omelet maker. It’s a great skill to have, so I’ll share my secrets — once you’ve got it down, omelet-making is super easy, and you can make gourmet meals for breakfast, lunch,[Read More…]

Sean McNamara’s latest film, Soul Surfer, a new release about the life of one-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb), does an awful job of presenting a compelling story. A passionate, talented surfer, Hamilton recovered from a shark attack — in which she lost an arm — to become professional. Her story[Read More…]

For quite some time, fans have hotly anticipated Tomboy, the new release from Panda Bear, a critically acclaimed artist and a co-founder of the successful band, Animal Collective. Highly regarded for his distinctive style, Panda Bear — born Noah Lennox — releases more of what fans love, albeit with a[Read More…]

Angela Morabito (SFS ’12) began her own company, Headlines, with support from a Compass Fellows grant. Headlines, which sells scarves and other accessories with inspirational messages, has gained popularity. She hopes that it can send a message about female empowerment. Originally from Georgia, Morabito hopes to pursue research in anthropology[Read More…]